Printing device.



J. JACHENS.

PRINTING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. L6, l9l4.

' 1,1 99,385. Patented Sent. 26, 1916.

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JOHN JACHENS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

PRINTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. as, 1916.

Application filed March 16, 1914. Serial No. 825,167.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN J ACHENS, a citizenof the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco,State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Printing Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the said invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it most nearly appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to a new article of manufacture, and moreparticularly to printing type and the means for assembling andimpressing the same.

Among the objects of this invention are: To provide means for quicklyand easily set ting up or assembling type in a line, and to impress thecomposition on yielding sur faces such as wood leather and the like; toprovide a convenient holder for the type, so formed, that the wholepressure is exerted on each type seriatim; to combine with the holder aprotective guard for the type faces when not in use, and a storage spacefor extra type; to provide a catch in said holder to receive theopposite-ends of a chain.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the description progresses.Variations and modifications within the spirit of this invention asdefined in the claims succeeding said description, may be made in thepractice of this invention.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, to which likeletters of referonce have been applied; Figure 1 is a front elevation ofan article of manufacture constructed in accordance with this invention,one of the type guards being shown partly opened. Fig. 2 is a verticalcross section on the line II-II, of the same. Fig. 3 is an edge view ofa type member constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 4-.isa plan view'of a type blank from which the type is formed.

In detail the construction illustrated in the drawings includes theholder 1, preferably struck from sheet metal of the desired thickness,having the central opening 2 there through forming an annular ring. Theback of the holder is covered by the plate 41 fixed thereto; The frontof the holder is provided with the frame 5, following the contour of theholder and the opening 2. The backing plate 4, and the frame 5, are

rigidly fixed to the holder by the rivets 6- 6 and 7 passingtherethrough. The edges of the plate a and frame 5 are concentric withthe edge of the holder and are ofless diameter; the edges 8 and 9 of-theplate and frame respectively, are elevated above the plane of the holderand have the concentric grooves 10 and 11 struck up from the body of theplate 4. and frame o, these grooves extending around the lower half ofthe holder. Theback plate 1 and the frame 5 are both provided with a gap12 in alinement on both sides of the holder, extendingfrom the edgeinward, beyond the grooves 10 and 11.

The type members are blanked as shown 3 in Fig. 1', the body portion 11, having the character 15 struck up or'embossed thereon. The extensions1616 extending laterally from the body portion have the upturned edges17-17 thereon. These extensions 1616 taper from the width of the body1%, so that their edges lie together on radial lines, from the center ofthe holder, when assembled thereon as in Fig. 1; the blank is bent atsubstantially a right angle at 1818, Fig. 3. The width of the bodyportion 14:, between the upstanding extension 1616 is just slightlygreater than the cross section of the holder 1.

The type are preferably formed of hard spring metal, as thin aspracticable. The type are assembled on the holder by'pinching the sides16-16, inserting over the edge of the holder, with the bent endsextending into the gaps 12; the type is then slid around into position,with the upturned edges 17- -17 engaging the grooves 10 and 11,- andare'held in position by the expansion of the compressed sides 16-16.

To assist 1n setting up or assembling the type, to spell the desiredword, the character 15, which for obvious reasons must bereversed, isduplicated with a like character 19, reading straight ,or not reversedon the front side extension 16, so thatthe legend set up by the typereadsstraight fro-m left to right; this has the additional advantage ofserving as a name tag for identification.

It is preferable to form the characters 15 with a sharp face, to aid inforcing them into the surface to be marked. lVith the name set up on theholder, the name can be impressed on any yielding surface, such as thewood covering of lead pencils, the

leather binding of books, hat bands, photographs and other suitableobjects to be marked. The impression is accomplished by grasping theholder between the thumb and fingers and rolling the printing edge alongthe surface to be marked. The advantage of the circular holder beingthat in its mode of operation, the whole pressure is exertedprogressively upon each character or a part thereof, at a time. It is obvious that this operation permits the sinking of the type dies into thesurface with greater facility, than if it were attempted to force thewholeword or group of dies into the surface, at the same time.

The opening 2, covered at the back by the plate 1 is provided with thecover 21, hinged at 2222 in the holder, completely covering the opening2, to convert the latter into a space for containing extra type,identification data etc.

hen not in use, the faces ofthe type are covered by the inclosing guards22 and 23, respectively pivoted on the rivets 66. These guards arepreferably channel or U shaped in cross section. The end of the guard 22is provided with a notch to receive the pin 24, on the spring extension25,011 the guard. 23, when the ends of the guard; are brought together?The cover 21 is locked in a closed position, by the overhanging flanges26 on the heads of the guards 22 and 23 until the guards are swingingback as indicated in Fig. 1, in which position the flanges 26 no longeroverlap the edges of the cover. Y

A further utility is added to the present implement, by the addition ofthe key chain c 27, having the rings 28-28 engaging the hooks 29-29formed on theholder 1, Fig.

1. The extension points 30..3O on the cover 21, overhanging the edges ofthe hooks 29, to prevent the disengagement of the rings 28 with thehooks, until the guards are opened and the cover 21 released aspreviously described; by this combination the ends of the chain aredouble locked against disengagement. I

Having thus described. this invention,

what is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent is o l. Aprinting device, including a flat holder; plates on the sides of saidholder; grooves in said plates; a type member having spring sides withoutstanding ends engaging said grooves.

2. A printing implement including a circular holder, U shaped typeengaging said guards pivoted in said holder encircling the circumferenceand covering said type; a chamber in said'holder, a cover hinged on saidholder covering said cham- Copies of this patent may be obtain ed forfive cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. G,

ber, theedge of said cover lying under a flange on said guard, in theclosedposltion.

3. A printing implement including a circular holder; plates on saidholder, grooves in said plates; U shaped type having bent ends engagingsaid grooves; a chamber in said holder; a cover hinged on said holder;

a type member having spring sides with bent ends engaging said grooves;guards pivoted on said holder encircling the circumi ference ofsaid'holder and covering said type; and a reading character on saidtype.

exposed between said guards and the edge of said grooved plates.

5. A printing devlce, including a curved holder, grooved plates on saidholder; a

gap in said plates at one end of the grooves therein; a type memberhaving spring sides with bent ends engaging said grooves; guards pivotedon saidholder enclrcling the circumference Of'SdlClhOldl-ZI and coveringsaid type; and a reading character on said.

type exposed between said edge of said grooved plates.

6. A printing implement including a circular' holder; U I said holder;guards pivoted on said holder encircling the circumference of the holderguards and the V shaped type engaging 9 5 7 and covering the printingfaceof said type;

a hook on said holder;1a.cover hinged on said holder engaging said hook,and a flange on said guard engaging said coverin the closed position.

cular holder; gro0ved plates on said holder having gaps therein open toone end of said grooves; U shaped'typehaving bentends engaging saidgrooves; guards pivoted on 1 cover hinged on said holder and engagingsaid hook; and 'a flange 'on said guard 'over-,

hanging the edge of said cover.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 7 set my hand this 9th day ofMarch 1914.:

' 7 JOHN J ACHENS. Witnesses: v Y

BALDWIN VALE, H. A. BULLARD.

Commissioner of Patents.

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